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Daily Crunch: Binance reopens after bug forces platform to suspend spot trading, deposits and withdrawals by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
6 River Systems co-founder on the state of warehouse robots
Robots have conquered ProMat. The supply chain and logistics show is a kind of perfect microcosm of where the industry is heading. Many of the show’s main attractions have moved from center stage to the physical margins of the show floor, while competitors like 6 River Systems and Locus grab the spotlight — my interviews […]
6 River Systems co-founder on the state of warehouse robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Snap quietly acquired 3D scanning startup Th3rd last year
Snap quietly acquired Amsterdam-based 3D scanning studio Th3rd in the second quarter of last year, at a time when the company was looking to bolster its AR-powered commerce ambitions. A spokesperson for the company confirmed to TechCrunch that four team members from Th3rd, who are based in the Netherlands, joined Snap as part of the […]
Snap quietly acquired 3D scanning startup Th3rd last year by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter Blue relaunched has made just $11M on mobile in its first 3 months
Legacy Twitter checkmarks are disappearing on April 1st, Twitter says, and in the future, the only way users will be able to get the coveted blue badge is by paying for a Twitter Blue subscription. That points to a big question for Twitter and owner Elon Musk: will that nail finally drive more take-up of […]
Twitter Blue relaunched has made just $11M on mobile in its first 3 months by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
French parliament votes for biometric surveillance at Paris Olympics
European Union lawmakers are on track to ban the use of remote biometric surveillance for general law enforcement purposes. However that hasn’t stopped parliamentarians in France voting to deploy AI to monitor public spaces for suspicious behavior during the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Thursday the parliament approved a plan to use automated behavioral surveillance of […]
French parliament votes for biometric surveillance at Paris Olympics by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Just 7 days until the TC Early Stage early bird flies away
Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — […]
Just 7 days until the TC Early Stage early bird flies away by Jkopeck originally published on TechCrunch
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Investors want best-of-the-best ESG data. Here’s how to give it to them. by Jenna Routenberg originally published on TechCrunch
Dylibso raises $6.6M to help developers take WebAssembly to production
WebAssembly (Wasm for short) is an open standard that enables browser-based applications to run with near-native performance. It has also expanded to support non-browser environments, which is what is driving a lot of the recent hype around it. But like any emerging technology, it needs a stronger tooling ecosystem to realize its full potential. One […]
Dylibso raises $6.6M to help developers take WebAssembly to production by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch